Are expensive custom knives worth it?

i have had a couple customs and they rarely see day light, it upsets me that I'm not brave enough to let these knives eat but Im a wuss....
 
They're tools, period. Don't be scared to use them. It's always funny when someone is afraid to use a $400 knife but have no problem driving a $40K vehicle.
 
ScottB65 said:
They're tools, period. Don't be scared to use them. It's always funny when someone is afraid to use a $400 knife but have no problem driving a $40K vehicle.
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I've never lost a vehicle. I've lost several expensive knives, including one that has a current list price of $570. The last expensive knife I took hunting was stolen. And that will be the last expensive knife I take hunting.
 
I have two custom made knives, one I got made for my dad's 80th birthday- the guy who introduced me to knives when I was a kid. The other's mine. My dad only admires his. In fact I never saw it after I gave it t him LOL. Mine got thrashed many times but isn't used too much today as it was a very heavy knife. Both made by the same knife maker. My dad's one wasn't cheap. I think it is the eternal question about what's expensive and what isn't. Something is "expensive" if one really doesn't need it or can't afford it (ie no disposable income): there are a few tiles to be replaced on the roof; your kids need new shoes; the car needs a service etc etc LOL. But I'd say (I don't have any of the following), custom knives with inlaid handles, sculptured blades, scribed/etched pattern blades; precious and semi precious gemstone inlaid grips are the types of expensive custom jobs I wouldn't expect anyone to use except to admire as those which come under the "collector" banner. Lastly, the more one uses the "expensive custom knife" (as apposed to a custom made collector's knife) the quicker the price is long since forgotten LOL, and it becomes one of the regular "users" IMHO.
 
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DrHenley said:
I've never lost a vehicle. I've lost several expensive knives, including one that has a current list price of $570. The last expensive knife I took hunting was stolen. And that will be the last expensive knife I take hunting.
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Change your hunting buddies if u get stuff stolen LOL!
 
CcDoubleU said:
i have had a couple customs and they rarely see day light, it upsets me that I'm not brave enough to let these knives eat but Im a wuss....
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Start using them, believe me it will change and you will appreciate them even more :)!
 
DrHenley said:
I've never lost a vehicle. I've lost several expensive knives, including one that has a current list price of $570. The last expensive knife I took hunting was stolen. And that will be the last expensive knife I take hunting.
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You might consider not owning any guns either. Considering your rate of loss and theft.
 
ScottB65 said:
You might consider not owning any guns either. Considering your rate of loss and theft.
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To put it in perspective, I'm talking about a time span of over 50 years, so the "rate of loss and theft" is less than once a decade. The most expensive one was lost in the 1960s (and I suspect it was stolen).
 
knifejuggler said:
More specifically, how much is too much to spend on a custom knife that you intend to use?
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Depends. What's your annual income?
If you're Bill Gates, $5000 isn't too much. If you're a schoolteacher, $500 would be out of the question.
 
FCCBCT said:
.... Lastly, the more one uses the "expensive custom knife" (as apposed to a custom made collector's knife) the quicker the price is long since forgotten LOL, and it becomes one of the regular "users" IMHO.
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You may not remember the exact price, but you remember the general cost. It is a matter of scale. But nothing wrong with using them. Just don't expect to sell them and get what you paid for them unless it is a very famous desirable maker (example Moran). I never think in terms of selling except with certain collector firearms. With knives it's more about the never filling financial black hole.
 
When I first started collecting customs I hoarded everything and locked them up only to play with. Then came a point in time I realized I haven't sold any of them and they just sat in the safe getting old just like me. So one day I decided %*@$ it I'm using them and haven't looked back. Way more enjoyable for me.
 
From a purely functional point of view get a chainsaw if you need to cut trees, an axe to split logs and any 20$ knife for food prep and other cutting tasks
 
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